climigo

Sinai

When to go?

The best months are March–May, October–November. Avoid June–September (hot).

Climate zones

Saudi ArabiaRed SeaUpper EgyptSuez CanalNile DeltaJordanIsraelPalestineSharm el-SheikhSharm el-SheikhSharm el-SheikhDahabDahabDahabTabaTabaTabaArishArishArishNuweibaNuweibaNuweibaRas Muhammad National ParkRas Muhammad National Park

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 18°7°
February 19°8°
March 22°10°
April 27°13°
May 31°17°
June 33°20°
July 35°22°
August 35°22°
September 33°20°
October 29°17°
November 24°13°
December 20°9°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec6.8 · 17.6 °CJanuary: 6.8 · 17.6 °C7.6 · 18.9 °CFebruary: 7.6 · 18.9 °C9.9 · 22.2 °CMarch: 9.9 · 22.2 °C13.1 · 26.5 °CApril: 13.1 · 26.5 °C16.9 · 30.5 °CMay: 16.9 · 30.5 °C19.5 · 33.0 °CJune: 19.5 · 33.0 °C21.6 · 34.7 °CJuly: 21.6 · 34.7 °C22.0 · 34.6 °CAugust: 22.0 · 34.6 °C20.2 · 32.5 °CSeptember: 20.2 · 32.5 °C17.2 · 28.7 °COctober: 17.2 · 28.7 °C12.8 · 24.0 °CNovember: 12.8 · 24.0 °C8.6 · 19.6 °CDecember: 8.6 · 19.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 6.8 – 17.6 °C
Feb 7.6 – 18.9 °C
Mar 9.9 – 22.2 °C
Apr 13.1 – 26.5 °C
May 16.9 – 30.5 °C
Jun 19.5 – 33.0 °C
Jul 21.6 – 34.7 °C
Aug 22.0 – 34.6 °C
Sep 20.2 – 32.5 °C
Oct 17.2 – 28.7 °C
Nov 12.8 – 24.0 °C
Dec 8.6 – 19.6 °C

How much it rains

January 9 mm2 d
February 8 mm1 d
March 7 mm1 d
April 3 mm0 d
May 2 mm0 d
June 0 mm0 d
July 0 mm0 d
August 0 mm0 d
September 0 mm0 d
October 3 mm0 d
November 4 mm0 d
December 6 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a dayJanuary: 9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a day8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a day7 mm · 1 rain day · 7 mm a dayMarch: 7 mm · 1 rain day · 7 mm a day3 mm · 0 rain daysApril: 3 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysMay: 2 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJune: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysSeptember: 0 mm · 0 rain days3 mm · 0 rain daysOctober: 3 mm · 0 rain days4 mm · 0 rain daysNovember: 4 mm · 0 rain days6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a dayDecember: 6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 9 mm2 d
Feb 8 mm1 d
Mar 7 mm1 d
Apr 3 mm0 d
May 2 mm0 d
Jun 0 mm0 d
Jul 0 mm0 d
Aug 0 mm0 d
Sep 0 mm0 d
Oct 3 mm0 d
Nov 4 mm0 d
Dec 6 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 27
February 11 h 09
March 11 h 58
April 12 h 53
May 13 h 37
June 14 h 01
July 13 h 52
August 13 h 13
September 12 h 21
October 11 h 29
November 10 h 41
December 10 h 16

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities